Morning Calm: Sofia Berdnik

Join us for Morning Calm with Sofia Berdnik, pianist from the Royal College of Music, who will be playing works by Debussy, Felix Mendelssohn, Satie, Fauré and Ravel.

Dates: Daily Monday - Friday

Time: 8.40-8.55am

Location: St George's Hanover Square, St George Street, W1

Morning Calm is a short piano recital beginning at 8.40am, consisting of around 10-12 minutes of music followed by a few minutes' silence for reflection and meditation before ending with brief prayers for the day ahead. You are most welcome to stay for the whole recital or if you would prefer not to stay for the Christian conclusion to leave just before the end. Morning Calm aims to offer a reflective and calm start to the day for people of any faith or none in the hustle and bustle of the West End of London.

As always admission is free.

Sofia Berdnik was born in Russia and is currently in her third year of piano study at the Royal College of Music, London, where she is an RCM Somers-Mountfort Scholar supported by the Kenneth and Violet Scott Scholarship. At the RCM she studies with Professor Dina Parakhina. She studied music in the Gnessin Moscow Special Music School under Tatiana Vorobieva, followed by Gnessin Russian Academy of Music under Professor Andrey Diev.

Sofia has won prizes at different national and international competitions, including the Rotary International Music Competition. She participated in the International Forum of Pianists “Bieszczady bez Granic”, where she performed with Orchestra as a soloist in the different cities of Poland, and she also took part in a piano festival in Spain. Additionally, Sofia took part in the programmes of Vladimir Spivakov International Charitable Foundation, and she performed in the different concert halls in Moscow.

In addition, Sofia takes part in college projects, performing concerts and master classes on a regular basis at the Royal College of Music. She enjoys playing solo and chamber with violinists, lutists and other instrumentalists. Her repertoire includes music from Baroque to the 20th century. She also plays harpsichord.

For Sofia, music is more than just performance—it is a way to express and navigate emotions, a constant source of inspiration in daily life. She believes in the power of music to connect people and evoke deep feelings, and she strives to share this experience with audiences through her playing.

Upcoming performances include concerts in London, Moscow, and other European cities.

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